Relay node selection method and device

ABSTRACT

Disclosed in the present application are a relay node selection method and device, which are used to solve the problem of no relay node selection method being available currently for communication modes such as UE-to-Network Relay or UE-to-UE Relay. According to the embodiments of the present application, a first device receives a report message sent by at least one relay node; and the first device selects a target relay node from among the at least one relay node so that a remote terminal establishes a connection with a target node by means of the target relay node.

The present application claims benefit of priority to ChineseApplication No. 201810136950.5 filed on Feb. 9, 2018 to the ChinesePatent Office and titled “RELAY NODE SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICE”, theentire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present application relates to the technical field of wirelesscommunication, and in particular to a method and device for selecting arelay node.

BACKGROUND

In a long term evolution (LTE) system, a centralized control mode of anetwork is adopted for communication. That is, uplink and downlink dataof a user equipment (UE) are transmitted and received under control ofthe network. As shown in FIG. 1A, communication between UEs is forwardedand controlled by the network, and there is no direct communication linkbetween the UEs. In this way, data transmission between the UE and thenetwork can be referred to as device to network (D2N) transmission.

In addition, device to device (D2D), i.e., a terminal pass-throughtechnology, refers to a way that neighboring terminals can transmit datathrough a direct link in a close range, without forwarding via a centralnode (i.e., a base station) or transmitting information between UEs viaa traditional cellular link.

In a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP D2D proximity serviceincludes the following two categories.

D2D Discovery: a UE uses evolved-UMTS terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA)to confirm that another UE is nearby. For example, D2D UEs can use thisservice to find nearby taxis, find nearby friends, etc.

D2D Communication: for UEs that are close to each other, a link isdirectly established between two UEs, as shown in FIG. 1B, so that acommunication link originally transmitted through a network is convertedinto a local direct communication link, saving a lot of bandwidth andimproving network efficiency; or two UEs that are close to each othercan use direct link communication to obtain stable, high-speed andlow-cost communication services. Proximity service communication isgenerally performed under the control or assistance of a network, and abase station may even dynamically allocate resources for a UE performingproximity service communication.

Based on the D2D discovery and communication technology, a UE canperform D2D discovery or data transmission with a network or other UEsby means of a relay node. There are two modes of relay nodes.

-   -   UE-to-Network Relay.

The way that a UE communicates with a network through a Relay UE iscalled UE-to-Network Relay, as shown in FIG. 1C. In order to communicatewith the network, UE2 outside the network coverage uses UE1 as a relaynode to forward uplink and downlink signals thereof through UE1. Thecommunication between UE1 and UE2 is realized through D2D communication,and the communication between UE1 and the network is realized throughcellular communication.

-   -   UE-to-UE Relay.

The way that a UE performs discovery/communication with a target UEthrough a Relay UE is called UE-to-UE Relay, as shown in FIG. ID. Inorder to communicate with UE4 that is not within UE2's own directcommunication range, UE2 can forward its own information through UE1.Data transmission between UE1 and UE2, and data transmission between UE1and UE4 are achieved through D2D communication.

When using communication modes such as UE-to-Network Relay or UE-to-UERelay, a UE needs to perform D2D discovery or data transmission with anetwork or other UEs via a relay node. In order to ensure reliability ofdata transmission, a suitable relay node needs to be selected for theUE. However, at present, there is no method for selecting a relay nodefor the UE-to-Network Relay or UE-to-UE Relay communication.

SUMMARY

Disclosed in the present application are a method and device forselecting a relay node, which are used to solve the problem of no methodfor selecting a relay node being available currently for communicationmodes such as UE-to-Network Relay or UE-to-UE Relay.

On the basis of the above problem, in a first aspect, an embodiment ofthe present application provides a method for selecting a relay node.

The method includes: receiving, by a first device, a report messagetransmitted by at least one relay node; and selecting, by the firstdevice, a target relay node from the at least one relay node, to enablea remote terminal to establish a connection with a target node via thetarget relay node.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides afirst device for selecting a relay node. The first device includes aprocessor, a memory, and a transceiver.

The processor is configured for reading one or more programs in thememory and executing: receiving a report message transmitted by at leastone relay node via the transceiver; and selecting a target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node to enable a remote terminal toestablish a connection with a target node via the target relay node.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides afirst device for selecting a relay node. The first device includes: areception module for receiving a report message transmitted by at leastone relay node; and a selection module for selecting a target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node to enable a remote terminal toestablish a connection with a target node by means of the target relaynode.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides acomputer-storable medium, with one or more computer programs storedthereon, where the one or more computer programs, when executed by theprocessor, implement steps of the method performed by the first device.

In the method for selecting a relay node provided by an embodiment ofthe present application, a first device receives a report messagetransmitted by at least one relay node, and selects a target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node so that a remote terminal establishes aconnection with a target node via the target relay node. According tothe embodiments of the present application, a suitable target relay nodeis selected from the relay nodes that send a report message so that theremote terminal establishes a communication connection with the targetnode via the target relay node, and transmits data, thereby ensuringreliability of data transmission, and further improving systemperformance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A to 1D are schematic diagrams of communication modes in therelated art.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture according to anembodiment of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a relay node accordingto an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of selecting a relay node by using mode oneaccording to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first relay node selectionsystem according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second relay nodeselection system according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 7 is a first schematic structural diagram of a first device forselecting a relay node according to an embodiment of the presentapplication.

FIG. 8 is a second schematic structural diagram of a first device forselecting a relay node according to an embodiment of the presentapplication.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the presentapplication more apparent, the present application will be described infurther detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously,the described embodiments are only a part of embodiments of the presentapplication, but not all the embodiments. On the basis of theembodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtainedby those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive efforts fallwithin the scope of the present application.

The method for selecting a relay node in the embodiments of the presentapplication can be applied to communication modes such as UE-to-NetworkRelay or UE-to-UE Relay. The system architecture as shown in FIG. 2includes a remote terminal 20, a relay node 21, and a target node 22.The remote terminal 20 establishes a communication connection with thetarget node 22 via the target relay node 21. The target node 22 may be aUE or a network device.

On the basis of the above system architecture, as shown in FIG. 3, amethod for selecting a relay node in an embodiment of the presentapplication includes the following steps.

Step 301, a first device receives a report message transmitted by atleast one relay node.

Step 302, the first device selects a target relay node from the at leastone relay node to enable a remote terminal to establish a connectionwith a target node via the target relay node.

In embodiments of the present application, the first device may select atarget relay node by using the following two modes.

Mode one, the first device randomly selects a target relay node.

Optionally, the first device randomly selects a target relay node fromat least one relay node that receives a report message.

In the mode one, the report message is actively transmitted by the atleast one relay node to the first device; or the report message is amessage for feedback returned to the first device after the at least onerelay node receives a relay request message transmitted by the firstdevice.

The first device may be any one of a remote terminal, a network-sidedevice and a third-party device.

it should be noted that the third-party device is another network deviceor terminal except the remote terminal, the relay node, and the targetnode in the above network architecture.

When the first device is a remote terminal, the remote terminal receivesa report message of a relay node in any one of the following ways.

1. The remote terminal receives a report message actively transmitted bythe relay node.

Specifically, the relay node directly transmits the report message tothe remote terminal.

The relay node may transmit the report message in the form of broadcast,multicast or unicast.

Alternatively, the relay node transmits the report message to anetwork-side device or a third-party device; and the network-side deviceor the third-party device transmits the report message to the remoteterminal.

The relay node directly transmits the report message to the network-sidedevice or the third-party device; and the network-side device or thethird-party device transmits the report message in the form ofbroadcast, multicast, or unicast.

2. The remote terminal sends a relay request message to a relay node,and the remote terminal receives a report message returned by the relaynode.

Specifically, the remote terminal sends the relay request message in theform of broadcast, multicast, or unicast; and the relay node returns thereport message to the remote terminal after receiving the relay requestmessage.

Alternatively, the remote terminal sends the relay request message to anetwork-side device or a third-party device; the network-side device orthe third-party device sends the relay request message in the form ofbroadcast, multicast, or unicast; and the relay node returns the reportmessage to the remote terminal after receiving the relay requestmessage.

The method for selecting a relay node using mode one is described belowin an embodiment of the present application, where the remote terminalsends a relay request message to the relay node, and the remote terminalreceives the report message returned by the relay node.

FIG. 4 shows a flow chart in which selecting a relay node by using modeone according to an embodiment of the present application.

Step 401, a remote terminal sends a relay request message in the form ofbroadcast, multicast, or unicast.

Step 402, a relay node returns a report message to the remote terminalafter receiving the relay request message.

Step 403, the remote terminal randomly selects a target relay node fromat least one relay node that sends the report message.

When the first device is a network-side device or a third-party device,the network-side device or the third-party device receives the reportmessage of the relay node in the following way.

After receiving a relay request message transmitted by the remoteterminal, the network-side device or the third-party device receives thereport message transmitted by the at least one relay node; and thenetwork-side device or the third-party device randomly selects a targetrelay node from the at least one relay node that sends the reportmessage.

Mode two: the first device selects a target relay node according tochannel measurement information detected by a remote terminal for eachrelay node.

Optionally, the first device selects a target relay node from the atleast one relay node according to channel measurement informationdetected by a specific device for each relay node.

The specific device is any one of the first device, the remote terminal,the target node, other terminals with measurement capability, or anetwork-side device.

It should be noted that, when the specific device is not the firstdevice, the specific device needs to report the measured channelmeasurement information of each relay node to the first device.

In mode two, the report message is actively transmitted by the relaynode to the first device; or the report message is a message forfeedback returned to the first device after the relay node receives arelay request message transmitted by the first device.

The first device may be any of a remote terminal, a network-side deviceand a third-party device.

It should be noted that the third-party device is another network deviceor terminal except the remote terminal, the relay node, and the targetnode in the above network architecture.

In implementation, the methods for transmitting the report message bythe relay node in the mode one and the mode two are the same. Fordetails, reference may be made to the method for transmitting the reportmessage by the relay node in the mode one, which is not described indetail herein.

After receiving the report message from the at least one relay node, thefirst device determines the channel measurement information for eachrelay node, and selects a target relay node from the at least one relaynode according to the channel measurement information detected by thespecific device for each relay node.

Specifically, the channel measurement information includes but is notlimited to: received signal strength indication (RSSI), reference signalreceiving power (RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) and aninterference measurement value obtained by the first device by measuringthe relay node.

Optionally, the first device uses a relay node that satisfies thefollowing conditions as a target relay node: channel measurementinformation measured by the specific device with the relay nodesatisfies at least one of the following conditions: first, the channelmeasurement information being not worse than one or more presetthresholds; and second, part or all of the channel measurementinformation being one of top M in an order of part or all of channelmeasurement information of all relay nodes from good to poor.

The following description will be made for different pieces of channelmeasurement information, respectively.

1. RSSI.

Regarding the first condition above, one or more thresholds are preset,and when RSSI measured by the specific device with a relay node is notless than the one or more thresholds, it indicates that RSSI is notworse than the one or more preset thresholds, then the relay nodesatisfies the first condition above.

Regarding the second condition above, RSSI measured by the specificdevice with each relay node is determined, and relay nodes are sortedaccording to corresponding RSSI sizes from high to low, then top M relaynodes satisfy the second condition above.

2. RSRP.

Regarding the first condition above, one or more thresholds are preset,and when RSRP measured by the specific device with a relay node is notless than the one or more thresholds, it indicates that RSRP is notworse than the one or more preset thresholds, then the relay nodesatisfies the first condition above.

Regarding the second condition above, RSRP measured by the specificdevice with each relay node is determined, and relay nodes are sortedaccording to corresponding RSRP sizes from high to low, then top M relaynodes satisfy the second condition above.

3. RSRQ.

Regarding the first condition above, one or more thresholds are preset,and when RSRQ measured by the specific device with a relay node is notless than the one or more thresholds, it indicates that RSRQ is notworse than the one or more preset thresholds, then the relay nodesatisfies the first condition above.

Regarding the second condition above, RSRQ measured by the specificdevice with each relay node is determined, and relay nodes are sortedaccording to corresponding RSRQ sizes from high to low, then top M relaynodes satisfy the second condition above.

4. Interference measurement value.

Regarding the first condition above, one or more thresholds are preset,and when an interference measurement value measured by the specificdevice with a relay node is not greater than the one or more thresholds,it indicates that the interference measurement value is not worse thanthe one or more preset thresholds, then the relay node satisfies thefirst condition above.

Regarding the second condition above, the interference measurement valuemeasured by the specific device with each relay node is determined, andrelay nodes are sorted according to corresponding interferencemeasurement values from low to high, then top M relay nodes satisfy thesecond condition above.

It should be noted that the method for selecting a target relay nodeaccording to RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, and an interference measurement value isonly an example for selecting a target relay node according to channelmeasurement information detected by a specific device for each relaynode in an embodiment of the present application. Any other informationassociated with the channel measurement information falls within thescope of the embodiments of the present application.

Mode three: the first device selects a target relay node according torelay condition information of a relay node.

Optionally, the first device selects a target relay node from the atleast one relay node according to the relay condition informationtransmitted by each relay node, and/or channel measurement informationdetected by a remote terminal for each relay node.

The first device in the embodiments of the present application may be aremote terminal, or the first device may be an independent network-sidedevice or a third-party device.

It should be noted that the third-party device in the embodiments of thepresent application is another network device or terminal except theremote terminal, the relay node, and the target node in the abovenetwork architecture.

The following description will be made for different conditions,respectively.

I. The first device is a remote terminal.

In this condition, as shown in FIG. 5, a system for selecting a relaynode in an embodiment of the present application includes a remoteterminal 50, at least one relay node 51, and a target node 52.

The remote terminal 50 is configured for receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node 51; selecting atarget relay node from the at least one relay node according to therelay condition information transmitted by each relay node, and/orchannel measurement information detected by a specific device for eachrelay node; and establishing a connection with the target node 52 viathe target relay node.

In implementation, a relay node sends relay condition information in thefollowing modes.

Mode 1: The relay node actively reports relay condition information tothe remote terminal.

Optionally, the remote terminal receives relay condition informationdirectly transmitted by the at least one relay node; or the remoteterminal receives relay condition information transmitted by the atleast one relay node through a network-side device or a third-partydevice.

In mode 1, the relay condition information includes at least one of thefollowing information: information associated with path planning of arelay node, information associated with a vector speed of a relay node,information associated with a service which a relay node contributes,information associated with a service indicator which a relay nodecontributes, information associated with a service supported by a relaynode, information associated with a service indicator supported by arelay node, information associated with transmission power of a relaynode, information associated with a sending resource pool used by arelay node, information associated with a transmission mode of a relaynode, information associated with a release version of a relay node, andinformation associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda specific device.

The following detailed description will be made for different pieces ofinformation, respectively.

1. Information associated with path planning of a relay node.

Information associated with path planning of a relay node includes butis not limited to the following information: related description of mapelements, grid label arrangement and identification arrangement ofroadside devices.

For example, information associated with path planning of a relay nodemay be a road segment, a distance, a driving time, and so on.

It should be noted that the given information associated with pathplanning is only an example of information associated with path planningof the relay node in an embodiment of the present application. Any otherinformation associated with the path planning falls within theprotection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

2. Information associated with a vector speed of a relay node.

Information associated with a vector speed of a relay node includes butis not limited to: a traveling road segment, a moving direction, amoving speed and an angle of the relay node.

For example, the information associated with a vector speed in the relaycondition information transmitted by the relay node is: road segment x,southbound, 80 km/h.

It should be noted that the given information associated with a vectorspeed is only an example of information associated with a vector speedof the relay node in an embodiment of the present application. Any otherinformation associated with the vector speed falls within the protectionscope of the embodiments of the present application.

3. Information associated with a service which a relay node contributes.

Information associated with a service which a relay node contributes maybe a service set which the relay node contributes.

For example, the information associated with a service which a relaynode contributes in the relay condition information transmitted by therelay node is: a service set which the relay node contributes{cooperative decision service, remote driving service}, a service setwhich the relay node contributes {service with priority 1, service withpriority 3}, a service set which the relay node contributes {servicewith service id 001, service with service id 007}.

It should be noted that the given service set in participation is onlyan example of information associated with a service which the relay nodecontributes in an embodiment of the present application. Any otherinformation associated with the service in participation falls withinthe protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

4. Information associated with a service indicator which a relay nodecontributes.

Information associated with a service which a relay node contributes maybe a service indicator set which the relay node contributes.

For example, the information associated with a service indicator which arelay node contributes in the relay condition information transmitted bythe relay node is: an indicator set of services which the relay nodecontributes {delay indicator 20 ms, reliability indicator 99%, coverageindicator 500 m, data rate indicator 5 Mbps, and the number of supportedterminals 200}.

It should be noted that the given service indicator set in participationis only an example of information associated with services which therelay node contributes in an embodiment of the present application. Anyother information associated with the services in participation fallswithin the protection scope of the embodiments of the presentapplication.

5. Information associated with a service supported by a relay node.

Information associated with a service supported by a relay node may be aservice set supported by the relay node.

For example, the information associated with a service supported by arelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is: a service set supported by the relay node {basic road safetyservice, video forwarding service}, a service set supported by the relaynode {service with priority less than 7}, a service set supported by therelay node {service with service id 001, service with service id 007}.

It should be noted that the supported service set given above is only anexample of information associated with a service supported by the relaynode in an embodiment of the present application. Any other informationassociated with the supported service falls within the protection scopeof the embodiments of the present application.

6. Information associated with a service indicator supported by a relaynode.

Information associated with a service in support by a relay node may bean indicator set of services supported by the relay node.

For example, the information associated with a service indicatorsupported by a relay node in the relay condition information transmittedby the relay node is: a service indicator set supported by the relaynode {delay indicator 20 ms, reliability indicator 99%, coverageindicator 500 m, data rate indicator 5 Mbps, and number of supportedterminals 200}.

It should be noted that the supported service indicator set given aboveis only an example of information associated with a service indicatorsupported by the relay node in an embodiment of the present application.Any other information associated with the supported service indicatorfalls within the protection scope of the embodiments of the presentapplication.

7. Information associated with transmission power of a relay node.

Information associated with transmission power of a relay node may be anactual transmission power value of the relay node, or a power level, orother indicators that can indicate the transmission power capability.

For example, the information associated with transmission power of arelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is 26 dBm, or level 2.

It should be noted that the actual transmission power value and powerlevel of the relay node given above are only examples of informationassociated with transmission power of the relay node in an embodiment ofthe present application. Any other information associated with thetransmission power falls within the protection scope of the embodimentsof the present application.

8. Information associated with a sending resource pool used by a relaynode.

Information associated with a sending resource pool used by a relay nodemay be a sending resource pool used by the relay node.

For example, if the sending resource pool used by the relay node isresource pool x, the information associated with the sending resourcepool used by the relay node in the relay condition informationtransmitted by the relay node is resource pool x.

9. Information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node.

Information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node is atransmission mode currently used by the relay node.

For example, if the transmission mode currently used by the relay nodeis mode 3, the information associated with the transmission mode of therelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is mode 3.

10. Information associated with a release version of a relay node.

Information associated with a release version of a relay node is arelease version currently used by the relay node.

For example, if the release version currently used by the relay node isRelease 14, the information associated with the release version of therelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is Release 14.

11. Information associated with channel measurement between a relay nodeand a specific device.

Information associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda specific device includes but is not limited to: RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ andan interference measurement value obtained by the relay node bymeasuring the specific device.

Mode 2: After receiving a relay request message, the relay node sendsrelay condition information to the remote terminal.

Optionally, before the remote terminal receives the relay conditioninformation transmitted by the at least one relay node, the remoteterminal sends the relay request message to the at least one relay node.

The remote terminal sends a relay request message to the at least onerelay node in the following way.

1. The remote terminal directly sends a relay request message to the atleast one relay node.

Specifically, the remote terminal sends the relay request message to atleast one relay node in the form of broadcast, multicast, or unicast.

2. The remote terminal sends a relay request message to the at least onerelay node through a network-side device or a third-party device.

The remote terminal sends the relay request message to the network-sidedevice or the third-party device, and the network-side device or thethird-party device sends the relay request message to at least one relaynode in the form of broadcast, multicast, or unicast.

When the type of the relay request message is different, the way inwhich the relay node sends the relay condition information to the remoteterminal is also different, which will be described in the followingcases.

Case 1: The relay request message is configured for causing the relaynode to return the relay condition information to the remote terminalafter receiving the relay request message.

Specifically, after receiving the relay request message, the relay nodesends the relay condition information to the remote terminal accordingto predetermination.

It should be noted that, in case 1, the relay condition informationtransmitted by the relay node to the remote terminal is predetermined.

In case 1, the relay condition information transmitted by the relay nodeto the remote terminal includes at least one of the followinginformation: information associated with path planning of a relay node,information associated with a vector speed of a relay node, informationassociated with a service which a relay node contributes, informationassociated TO with a service indicator which a relay node contributes,information associated with a service supported by a relay node,information associated with a service indicator supported by a relaynode, information associated with transmission power of a relay node,information associated with a sending resource pool used by a relaynode, information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node,information associated with a release version of a relay node, andinformation associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda specific device.

It should be noted that, for the content of the above-mentionedinformation included in the relay condition information, reference canbe made to the description in Mode 1, and details are not describedherein again.

Case 2: The relay request message is configured for indicating the relaycondition information that the relay node requires to report.

Specifically, in case 2, after receiving the relay request message, therelay node reports according to the relay condition information thatrequires to be reported in the relay request message.

The relay condition information that the remote terminal indicates therelay node to report includes at least one of the following information:information associated with path planning of a relay node, informationassociated with a vector speed of a relay node, information associatedwith a service which a relay node contributes, information associatedwith a service indicator which a relay node contributes, informationassociated with a service supported by a relay node, informationassociated with a service indicator supported by a relay node,information associated with transmission power of a relay node,information associated with a sending resource pool used by a relaynode, information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node,information associated with a release version of a relay node, andinformation associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda specific device.

The following detailed description will be made for different pieces ofinformation, respectively.

1. Information associated with path planning of a relay node.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with pathplanning of the relay node, the information associated with the pathplanning as reported by the relay node includes, but is not limited to,the following information: related description of map elements, gridlabel arrangement, identification arrangement of roadside devices,coincidence distance and time with a given path, and deviationinformation from the given path planning.

For example, information associated with path planning of a relay nodemay be a road segment, a distance, a driving time, and so on.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the path planning, the relay node reportsaccording to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the relay request message indicates that the relay noderequires to report the driving time on road segment x. Assuming that thedriving time of the relay node on road segment x is 15 min, theinformation associated with the path planning as reported by the relaynode to the remote terminal is 15 min.

It should be noted that the given information associated with pathplanning is only an example of information associated with path planningof the relay node in an embodiment of the present application. Any otherinformation associated with the path planning falls within theprotection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

2. Information associated with a vector speed of a relay node.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a vectorspeed of the relay node, the information associated with the vectorspeed as reported by the relay node includes, but is not limited to, thefollowing information: a traveling road segment, a moving direction, amoving speed and an angle of the relay node, deviation information froma given vector speed range, etc.

For example, the information associated with a vector speed in the relaycondition information transmitted by the relay node is: road segment x,southbound, 80 km/h.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the vector speed, the relay node reportsaccording to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the relay request message indicates that the relay noderequires to report a moving speed. Assuming that the moving speed of therelay node is 60 km/h, the information associated with the vector speedas reported by the relay node to the remote terminal is 60 km/h.

It should be noted that the given information associated with a vectorspeed is only an example of information associated with a vector speedof the relay node in an embodiment of the present application, Any otherinformation associated with the vector speed falls within the protectionscope of the embodiments of the present application.

3. Information associated with a service which a relay node contributes.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a servicewhich the relay node contributes, the information associated with theservice in participation as reported by the relay node may be a serviceset which the relay node contributes, or information about whether ornot to participate in a service in a given service set.

For example, the information associated with a service which a relaynode contributes in the relay condition information transmitted by therelay node is: a service set which the relay node contributes{cooperative decision service, remote driving service}, or a service setwhich the relay node contributes {service with priority 1, service withpriority 3}, or a service set which the relay node contributes {servicewith service id 001, service with service id 007}.

For example, if a service set which the relay node contributes is {basicroad safety service, video forwarding service}, and a given service setis {cooperative decision service}; the information associated with theservice supported by the relay node in the relay condition informationtransmitted by the relay node is no.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the service in participation, the relay nodereports according to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the remote terminal notifies the relay node of the givenservice set through the relay request message, and instructs the relaynode to report the number of services in participation contained in thegiven service set. Assuming that two services which the relay nodecontributes are in the given service set, the information associatedwith the services in participation as reported by the relay node is 2.

It should be noted that the given service set in participation is onlyan example of information associated with a service which the relay nodecontributes in an embodiment of the present application. Any otherinformation associated with the service in participation falls withinthe protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

4. Information associated with a service indicator which a relay nodecontributes.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a serviceindicator which the relay node contributes, the information associatedwith the service indicator in participation as reported by the relaynode may be a service indicator set which the relay node contributes, orinformation about whether or not to participate in a service in a givenservice indicator set.

For example, the information associated with a service indicator which arelay node contributes in the relay condition information transmitted bythe relay node is: a service indicator set which the relay nodecontributes {delay indicator 20 ms, reliability indicator 99%, coverageindicator 500 m, data rate indicator 5 Mbps, and number of supportedterminals 200}.

For example, if a service set supported by the relay node is{reliability indicator 99%}, and a given service set is {reliabilityindicator 99.99%}; the information associated with the service supportedby the relay node in the relay condition information transmitted by therelay node is no.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the service indicator in participation, therelay node reports according to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the remote terminal instructs, through the relay requestmessage, the relay node to report the delay indicator of the service inparticipation. Assuming that the delay indicator of the service whichthe relay node contributes is 20 ms, the information associated with theservice indicator in participation as reported by the relay node is 20ms.

5. Information associated with a service supported by a relay node.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a servicesupported by the relay node, the information associated with thesupported service as reported by the relay node may be a service setsupported by the relay node, or information about whether or not tosupport a service in a given service set.

For example, the information associated with a service supported by arelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is: a service set supported by the relay node {basic road safetyservice, video forwarding service}, or a service set supported by therelay node {service with priority less than 7}, or a service setsupported by the relay node {service with service id 001, service withservice id 007}.

For example, if a service set supported by the relay node is {basic roadsafety service, video forwarding service}, and a given service set is{cooperative decision service}; the information associated with theservice supported by the relay node in the relay condition informationtransmitted by the relay node is no.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the supported service, the relay nodereports according to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the remote terminal notifies the relay node of the givenservice set through the relay request message, and instructs the relaynode to report the number of supported services contained in the givenservice set. Assuming that three services supported by the relay nodeare in the given service set, the information associated with thesupported services as reported by the relay node is 3.

It should be noted that the supported service set given above is only anexample of information associated with a service supported by the relaynode in an embodiment of the present application. Any other informationassociated with the supported service falls within the protection scopeof the embodiments of the present application.

6. Information associated with a service indicator supported by a relaynode.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a serviceindicator supported by the relay node, the information associated withthe supported service indicator as reported by the relay node may be aservice indicator set supported by the relay node, or information aboutwhether or not to support a service in a given service indicator set.

For example, the information associated with a service indicatorsupported by a relay node in the relay condition information transmittedby the relay node is: a service indicator set supported by the relaynode {delay indicator 20 ms, reliability indicator 99%, coverageindicator 500 m, data rate indicator 5 Mbps, and number of supportedterminals 200}.

For example, if a service set supported by the relay node is{reliability indicator 99%}, and a given service set is {reliabilityindicator 99.99%}; the information associated with the service supportedby the relay node in the relay condition information transmitted by therelay node is no.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the supported service indicator, the relaynode reports according to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the remote terminal instructs, through the relay requestmessage, the relay node to report the reliability indicator of thesupported service. Assuming that the service indicator supported by therelay node is 97%, the information associated with the service indicatorin participation as reported by the relay node is 97%.

7. Information associated with transmission power of a relay node.

Information associated with transmission power of a relay node may be anactual transmission power value of the relay node, or a power level, orother indicators that can indicate the transmission power capability.

For example, the information associated with transmission power of arelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is 26 dBm, or level 2.

It should be noted that the actual transmission power value and powerlevel of the relay node given above are only examples of informationassociated with transmission power of the relay node in an embodiment ofthe present application. Any other information associated with thetransmission power falls within the protection scope of the embodimentsof the present application.

8. Information associated with a sending resource pool used by a relaynode.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with a sendingresource pool used by the relay node itself, the information associatedwith the sending resource pool used by the relay node may be the sendingresource pool used by the relay node, or whether the resource pool usedby the relay node overlaps with a given resource pool.

For example, if the sending resource pool used by the relay node isresource pool x, the information associated with the sending resourcepool used by the relay node in the relay condition informationtransmitted by the relay node is resource pool x.

For example, if the sending resource pool used by the relay node isresource pool x, the given resource pool is y, x and y do not overlap,the information associated with the sending resource pool used by therelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is no.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the used sending resource pool, the relaynode reports according to indication of the remote terminal.

For example, the remote terminal notifies the relay node of the givenresource pool through the relay request message, and instructs the relaynode to report the number of overlaps between the used sending resourcepool and the given resource pool. Assuming that the relay nodedetermines that the number of overlaps between the used sending resourcepool and the given resource pool is 5, the information associated withthe used sending resource pool as reported by the relay node is 5.

It should be noted that the used sending resource pool given above isonly an example of information associated with the sending resource poolused by the relay node in an embodiment of the present application. Anyother information associated with the used sending resource pool fallswithin the protection scope of the embodiments of the presentapplication.

9. Information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node.

Information associated with a transmission mode of a relay node is thetransmission mode currently used by the relay node, or whether thetransmission mode currently used by the relay node belongs to a giventransmission mode set.

For example, if the transmission mode currently used by the relay nodeis mode 3, the information associated with the transmission mode of therelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is mode 3.

For example, if the transmission mode currently used by the relay nodeis mode 3, and the given transmission mode set is high {mode 3, mode 4},the information associated with the transmission mode of the relay nodein the relay condition information transmitted by the relay node is yes.

10. Information associated with a release version of a relay node.

Information associated with a release version of a relay node is therelease version currently used by the relay node, or whether the releaseversion currently used by the relay node belongs to a given releaseversion set.

For example, if the release version currently used by the relay node isRelease 14, the information associated with the release version of therelay node in the relay condition information transmitted by the relaynode is Release 14.

For example, if the release version currently used by the relay node isRelease 14, and the given release version set is higher than Release 13,the information associated with the release version of the relay node inthe relay condition information transmitted by the relay node is yes.

11. information associated with channel measurement between a relay nodeand a specific device.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report information associated with channelmeasurement between the relay node and the remote terminal, theinformation associated with the channel measurement between the relaynode and the remote terminal as reported by the relay node includes, butis not limited to, the following information: RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ and aninterference measurement value obtained by the relay node by measuringthe remote terminal.

When the relay request message transmitted by the remote terminalrequires the relay node to report part of specific information in theinformation associated with the channel measurement between the relaynode and the remote terminal, the relay node reports according toindication of the remote terminal.

For example, if the relay request message instructs the relay node toreport RSSI obtained by the relay node by measuring the remote terminal,the information associated with the channel measurement between therelay node and the remote terminal as reported by the relay node is anRSSI value obtained by measuring the remote terminal.

Case 3: The relay request message includes the preset relay conditionthat is required to be satisfied by the target relay node, andconfigured for instructing the relay node of the relay request messageto report whether to satisfy the preset relay condition, or configuredfor instructing the relay node satisfying the preset relay condition toreport the relay condition information.

For example, the preset relay condition contained in the relay requestmessage and required to be satisfied by the target relay node is thattransmission mode information of the target relay node is contained in agiven transmission mode. The relay node determines whether its owntransmission mode is within the given transmission mode; if so, therelay condition is satisfied, and the relay node reports “yes” to theremote terminal; if not, the relay condition is not satisfied, and therelay node reports “no” to the remote terminal. Or, only when the relaynode determines that its transmission mode is within the giventransmission mode, the relay node reports the relay conditioninformation to the remote terminal.

When the first device is a remote terminal, the remote terminal selectsa target relay node from the at least one relay node according to thefollowing modes: the first device using a relay node that satisfies apreset relay condition as a target relay node according to relaycondition information transmitted by each relay node, and/or channelmeasurement information detected by the specific device for each relaynode.

The specific device is at least one of the following devices: the firstdevice, the remote terminal, the target node, other terminals withmeasurement capability, or a network-side device.

It should be noted that, when the specific device is not the firstdevice, the specific device needs to report the measured channelmeasurement information of each relay node to the first device.

The preset relay condition includes at least one of the followingconditions.

Condition 1, consistency between path planning information of the targetrelay node and a preset path satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the consistency being not less than one or morepreset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of top N1 in anorder of consistency between path planning information of all relaynodes and the preset path from high to low, where the preset path is apreset path range, or a path associated with a remote terminal, or apath associated with a target node, or a path associated with a pathtype.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 1, one or more thresholdsare preset, and when the consistency between the path planninginformation of the relay node and the preset path is not less than theone or more preset thresholds, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the first requirement in Condition 1.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 1, the consistency betweenthe path planning information of all relay nodes and the preset path isdetermined, and sorted according to the consistency level from high tolow. For any relay node, if the consistency between the path planninginformation of the relay node and the preset path is in the top N1 ofthe order, it is determined that the relay node satisfies the secondrequirement in Condition 1, where N1 is a preset integer value.

For example, the relay nodes that send the report message are: relaynode 1, relay node 2, relay node 3, relay node 4, relay node 5, relaynode 6; and the order according to the consistency between the pathplanning information of the relay nodes and the preset path from high tolow is: relay node 6, relay node 4, relay node 3, relay node 2, relaynode 1, relay node 5; assuming that N1 is 2, then relay node 6 and relaynode 4 satisfy Condition 1.

It should be noted that the consistency between the path planninginformation of the relay node and the preset path can be determined byfactors such as the same route, the required driving time of the path,and the distance of the path.

For example, assuming that the consistency between the path planninginformation of the relay node and the preset path is determinedaccording to the same route, if the same route between the path planninginformation of the relay node and the preset path accounts for 80% ofthe total route, the consistency between the path planning informationof the relay node and the preset path is 80%.

Condition 2, consistency between vector speed information of the targetrelay node and a preset vector speed satisfies at least one of thefollowing requirements: first, the consistency being not less than oneor more preset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of topN2 in an order of consistency between vector speed information of allrelay nodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, where thepreset vector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 2, one or more thresholdsare preset, and when the consistency between the vector speedinformation of the relay node and the preset vector speed is not lessthan the one or more preset thresholds, it is determined that the relaynode satisfies the first requirement in Condition 2.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 2, the consistency betweenthe vector speed information of all relay nodes and the preset vectorspeed is determined, and sorted according to the consistency level fromhigh to low. For any relay node, if the consistency between the vectorspeed information of the relay node and the preset vector speed is inthe top N2 in the order, it is determined that the relay node satisfiesthe second requirement in Condition 2, where N2 is a preset integervalue.

For example, the relay nodes that send the report message are: relaynode 1, relay node 2, relay node 3, relay node 4, relay node 5, relaynode 6; and the order according to the consistency between the vectorspeed information of the relay nodes and the preset vector speed fromhigh to low is: relay node 6, relay node 4, relay node 3, relay node 2,relay node 1, relay node 5; assuming that N2 is 2, then relay node 6 andrelay node 4 satisfy the second requirement in Condition 2.

It should be noted that the consistency between the vector speedinformation of the relay node and the preset vector speed can bemeasured according to a direction angle being less than a given anglethreshold, and/or a relative speed being less than a given speedthreshold.

Condition 3, a service which the target relay node contributes satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, containing a numberof services in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N3 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from low to high; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N4 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 3, a given service set ispreset, and when the service which the relay node contributes containsthe number of services in the given service set that is less than thefirst preset threshold, it is determined that the relay node satisfiesthe first requirement in Condition 3.

For example, the given service set is: {service a, service b, service c,service d, service e, service f, service g}, and it is assumed that thefirst preset threshold is 3; when the services which the relay nodecontributes are: service a, service f, service m, it is determined thatthe services which the relay node contributes contain the number ofservices in the given service set that is 2, and it is determined thatthe relay node satisfies the first requirement in Condition 3.

Regarding the second condition in Condition 3, it is determined that theservices which each relay node contributes contain the number ofservices in the given service set, and the number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set is sorted from low to high.For any relay node, if the services which the relay node contributescontain the number of services in the given service set that is in thetop N3 of the order, it is determined that the relay node satisfies thesecond condition in Condition 3, where N3 is a preset integer value.

Regarding the third requirement in Condition 3, one or more serviceindicators in the service which each relay node contributes aredetermined, and the one or more service indicators are sorted from poorto good. For any relay node, if the service which the relay nodecontributes contains one or more service indicators in the top N4 of theorder, it is determined that the relay node satisfies the thirdrequirement in Condition 3, where N4 is a preset integer value. Forexample, assuming that the service indicator which the relay nodecontributes is considered as the reliability indicator, the reliabilityindicator of the service which each relay node contributes isdetermined, and sorted according to the reliability level from low tohigh; or assuming that the service indicator which the relay nodecontributes is considered as the delay indicator, the delay indicator ofthe service which each relay node contributes is determined, and sortedaccording to the delay level from large to small.

Condition 4, a service supported by the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, containing a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N5 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from high to low; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 4, a given service set ispreset, and when the services that can he supported by the relay nodecontain the number of services in the given service set that is greaterthan the second preset threshold, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the first requirement in Condition 4.

For example, the given service set is: {service a, service b, service c,service d, service e, service f, service g}, and it is assumed that thesecond preset threshold is 3; when the services that can be supported bythe relay node are: service a, service h, service c, service f, servicem, it is determined that the services that can be supported by relaynode contain the number of services in the given service set that is 4,and it is determined that the relay node satisfies the first requirementin Condition 4.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 4, it is determined thatthe services that can be supported by each relay node contain the numberof services in the given service set, and the number of services thatcan be supported by all relay nodes and contained in the given serviceset is sorted from high to low. For any relay node, if the services thatcan be supported by the relay node contain the number of services in thegiven service set that is in the top N5 of the order, it is determinedthat the relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 4,where N5 is a preset integer value.

Regarding the third requirement in Condition 4, one or more serviceindicators in the service supported by each relay node are determined,and the one or more service indicators are sorted from good to poor. Forany relay node, if the service supported by the relay node contains oneor more service indicators in the top N6 of the order, it is determinedthat the relay node satisfies the third requirement in Condition 4,where N6 is a preset integer value. For example, assuming that theservice indicator supported by the relay node is considered as thereliability indicator, the reliability indicator of the servicesupported by each relay node is determined, and sorted according to thereliability level from high to low; or assuming that the serviceindicator supported by the relay node is considered as the delayindicator, the delay indicator of the service supported by each relaynode is determined, and sorted according to the delay level from smallto large.

Condition 5, transmission power of the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, the transmission powerbeing not less than one or more preset thresholds; and second, thetransmission power being one of top N7 in an order of transmission powerof all relay nodes from high to low.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 5, one or more thresholdsare preset, and when the transmission power of the relay node is notless than the one or more preset thresholds, it is determined that therelay node satisfies the first requirement in Condition 5.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 5, the transmission powerof all relay nodes is determined, and sorted according to thetransmission power level from high to low. For any relay node, if thetransmission power of the relay node is in the top N7 of the order, itis determined that the relay node satisfies the second requirement inCondition 5, where N7 is a preset integer value.

For example, the relay nodes that send the report message are: relaynode 1, relay node 2, relay node 3, relay node 4, relay node 5, relaynode 6; and the order according to the transmission power of the relaynodes from high to low is: relay node 6, relay node 4, relay node 3,relay node 2, relay node 1, relay node 5; assuming that N7 is 2, thenrelay node 6 and relay node 4 satisfy the second requirement inCondition 5.

Condition 6, a sending resource pool of the target relay node satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven resource pool; second, being excluded from the given resourcepool; third, overlapped resources with the given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth, a number of overlapped resourceswith the given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order of a numberof overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relay nodes andthe given resource pool from low to high.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 6, a given resource pool ispreset; when the sending resource pool of the relay node is included inthe preset given resource pool, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the first requirement in Condition 6. For example, the givenresource pool is {resource pool 1, resource pool 2, resource pool 3,resource pool 4, resource pool 5}, and assuming that the sendingresource pool of the relay node is resource pool 3, it is determinedthat the sending resource pool of the relay node is included in thegiven resource pool, and the relay node satisfies the first requirementin Condition 6.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 6, a given resource poolis preset; when the sending resource pool of the relay node is excludedfrom the preset given resource pool, it is determined that the relaynode satisfies the second requirement in Condition 6. For example, thegiven resource pool is {resource pool 1, resource pool 2; resource pool3, resource pool 4, resource pool 5}, and assuming that the sendingresource pool of the relay node is resource pool 7, it is determinedthat the sending resource pool of the relay node is excluded. from thegiven resource pool, and the relay node satisfies the second requirementin Condition 6.

Regarding the third requirement in Condition 6, a given resource pool ispreset, and a preset range is preset; a number of overlapped resourcesbetween the sending resource pool of the relay node and the givenresource pool is determined; if the number of overlapped resourcescorresponding to the relay node is within the preset range, it isdetermined that the relay node satisfies the third requirement inCondition 6.

For example, the given resource pool is {source pool X}, and the presetrange is 100 time domain and/or frequency domain resources; if thesending resource pool of the relay node is {resource pool Y}, the numberof overlapped resources between the sending resource pool of the relaynode and the given resource pool is 90 time domain and/or frequencydomain resources within the preset range, then it is determined that therelay node satisfies the third requirement in Condition 6.

Regarding the fourth requirement in Condition 6, the number ofoverlapped resources between all relay nodes and the given resource poolis determined, and sorted according to the amounts of the overlappedresources from low to high. For any relay node, if the number ofoverlapped resources between the relay node and the given resource poolis in the top N8 of the order, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the fourth requirement in Condition 6, where N8 is a presetinteger value.

Condition 7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven transmission mode; and second, being excluded from the giventransmission mode.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 7, a given transmissionmode is preset; if the transmission mode information of the relay nodeis in the preset given transmission mode, it is determined that therelay node satisfies the first requirement in Condition 7. For example,the given transmission mode is {mode 3, mode 4}, and if the transmissionmode of the relay node is mode 3, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the first requirement in Condition 7.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 7, a given transmissionmode is preset; if the transmission mode information of the relay nodeis excluded from the preset given transmission mode, it is determinedthat the relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 7, Forexample, the given transmission mode is {mode 3, mode 4}, and if thetransmission mode of the relay node is mode 2, it is determined that therelay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 7.

Condition 8, release version information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven release version; and second, being excluded from the given releaseversion.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 8, a given release versionis preset; if the release version information of the relay node is inthe preset given release version, it is determined that the relay nodesatisfies the first requirement in Condition 8. For example, the givenrelease version is {Release 12, Release 13, Release 14}, and if therelease version of the relay node is Release 13, it is determined thatthe relay node satisfies the first requirement in Condition 8.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 8, a given release versionis preset; if the release version information of the relay node isexcluded from the preset given release version, it is determined thatthe relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 8. Forexample, the given release version is {Release 12, Release 13}, and ifthe release version of the relay node is Release 14, it is determinedthat the relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 8.

Condition 9, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a remote terminal satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 9, one or more thresholdsare preset for channel measurement information. For example, if channelmeasurement information includes RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, and an interferencemeasurement value, a threshold is set for each information. When thechannel measurement information is RSSI, the first condition can beexpressed as the RSSI measured by the relay node with the remoteterminal being not less than the threshold; when the channel measurementinformation is RSRP, the first requirement can be expressed as the RSRPmeasured by the relay node with the remote terminal being not less thanthe threshold; when the channel measurement information is RSRQ, thefirst requirement can be expressed as the RSRQ measured by the relaynode with the remote terminal being not less than the threshold; whenthe channel measurement information is an interference measurementvalue, the first requirement can be expressed as the interferencemeasurement value measured by the relay node with the remote terminalbeing not less than the threshold.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 9, part or all of thechannel measurement information measured by each relay node with theremote terminal is determined; according to the good or poor channelmeasurement information, the relay nodes are sorted according to thechannel measurement information from good to poor. For any relay node,if the channel measurement information measured by the relay node withthe remote terminal is in the top N9 of the order, it is determined thatthe relay node satisfies the second condition in Condition 9, where N9is a preset integer value.

For example, when the channel measurement information is RSSI, the RSSImeasured by each relay node with the remote terminal is determined, andsorted according to the RSSI level from large to small, then the top N9relay nodes in the order satisfy the second. requirement in Condition 9;when the channel measurement information is RSRP, the RSRP measured byeach relay node with the remote terminal is determined, and sortedaccording to the RSRP level from large to small, then the top N9 relaynodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 9; whenthe channel measurement information is RSRQ, the RSRQ measured by eachrelay node with the remote terminal is determined, and sorted accordingto the RSRQ level from large to small, then the top N9 relay nodes inthe order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 9; when thechannel measurement information is an interference measurement value,the interference measurement value measured by each relay node with theremote terminal is determined, and sorted according to the interferencemeasurement value level from large to small, then the top N9 relay nodesin the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 9.

Condition 10, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a target node satisfies at least one of the following requirements:first, the channel measurement information being not worse than one ormore preset thresholds; and second, part or all of the channelmeasurement information being one of top N10 in an order of part or allof channel measurement information of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 10, one or more thresholdsare preset for channel measurement information. For example, if channelmeasurement information includes RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, and an interferencemeasurement value, a threshold is set for each information. When thechannel measurement information is RSSI, the first condition can beexpressed as the RSSI measured by the relay node with the target nodebeing not less than the threshold; when the channel measurementinformation is RSRP, the first condition can be expressed as the RSRPmeasured by the relay node with the target node being not less than thethreshold; when the channel measurement information is RSRQ, the firstcondition can be expressed as the RSRQ measured by the relay node withthe target node being not less than the threshold; when the channelmeasurement information is an interference measurement value, the firstcondition can be expressed as the interference measurement valuemeasured by the relay node with the target node being not less than thethreshold.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 10, part or all of thechannel measurement information measured by each relay node with thetarget node is determined; according to the good or poor channelmeasurement information, the relay nodes are sorted according to thechannel measurement information from good to poor. For any relay node,if the channel measurement information measured by the relay node withthe target node is in the top N10 of the order, it is determined thatthe relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 10, whereN10 is a preset integer value.

For example, when the channel measurement information is RSSI, the RSSImeasured by each relay node with the target node is determined, andsorted according to the RSSI level from large to small, then the top N10relay nodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 10;when the channel measurement information is RSRP, the RSRP measured byeach relay node with the target node is determined, and sorted accordingto the RSRP level from large to small, then the top N10 relay nodes inthe order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 10; when thechannel measurement information is RSRQ, the RSRQ measured by each relaynode with the target node is determined, and sorted according to theRSRQ level from large to small, then the top N10 relay nodes in theorder satisfy the second requirement in Condition 10; when the channelmeasurement information is an interference measurement value, theinterference measurement value measured by each relay node with thetarget node is determined, and sorted according to the interferencemeasurement value level from large to small, then the top N10 relaynodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 10.

Condition 11, channel measurement information measured by the specificdevice with the relay node satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Regarding the first requirement in Condition 11, one or more thresholdsare preset for channel measurement information. For example, if channelmeasurement information includes RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, and an interferencemeasurement value, a threshold is set for each information. When thechannel measurement information is RSSI, the first requirement can beexpressed as the RSSI measured by the specific device with the relaynode being not less than the threshold; when the channel measurementinformation is RSRP, the first requirement can be expressed as the RSRPmeasured by the specific device with the relay node being not less thanthe threshold; when the channel measurement information is RSRQ, thefirst requirement can be expressed as the RSRQ measured by the specificdevice with the relay node being not less than the threshold; when thechannel measurement information is an interference measurement value,the first requirement can be expressed as the interference measurementvalue measured by the specific device with the relay node being not lessthan the threshold.

Regarding the second requirement in Condition 11, part or all of thechannel measurement information measured by the specific device witheach relay node is determined; according to the good or poor channelmeasurement information, the relay nodes are sorted according to thechannel measurement information from good to poor. For any relay node,if the channel measurement information measured by the specific devicewith the relay node is in the top N11 of the order, it is determinedthat the relay node satisfies the second requirement in Condition 11,where N11 is a preset integer value.

For example, when the channel measurement information is RSSI, the RSSImeasured by the specific device with each relay node is determined, andsorted according to the RSSI level from large to small, then the top N11relay nodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 11;when the channel measurement information is RSRP, the RSRP measured bythe specific device with each relay node is determined, and sortedaccording to the RSRP level from large to small, then the top N11 relaynodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 11; whenthe channel measurement information is RSRQ, the RSRQ measured by thespecific device with each relay node is determined, and sorted accordingto the RSRQ level from large to small, then the top N11 relay nodes inthe order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 11; when thechannel measurement information is an interference measurement value,the interference measurement value measured by the specific device witheach relay node is determined, and sorted according to the interferencemeasurement value level from large to small, then the top N11 relaynodes in the order satisfy the second requirement in Condition 11.

Optionally, if the preset relay condition includes a plurality ofconditions, the remote terminal selects a target relay node from the atleast one relay node according to a weight value corresponding to eachcondition.

Specifically, if the preset relay condition includes a plurality ofconditions, the remote terminal scores each condition according to theweight value corresponding to each condition, and selects the targetrelay node from the at least one relay node according to the score ofeach relay node.

It should be noted that if a plurality of relay nodes satisfying theabove preset relay condition exist according to the above method forselecting a target relay node, the remote terminal randomly selects thetarget relay node from the plurality of relay nodes satisfying thepreset relay condition.

II. The first device is a network-side device or a third-party device.

In this condition, description is made by taking the first device beinga network-side device as an example. As shown in FIG. 6, a system forselecting a relay node in an embodiment of the present applicationincludes a remote terminal 60, at least one relay node 61, a target node62, and a network-side device 63.

The network-side device 63 is configured for receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node 61; selecting atarget relay node from the at least one relay node according to relaycondition information transmitted by each relay node, and/or channelmeasurement information for each relay node.

The remote terminal 60 is configured for establishing a connection withthe target node 62 via the target relay node.

Optionally, the network-side device receives a relay request messagetransmitted by the remote terminal, where the relay request messageincludes the preset relay condition required to be satisfied by thetarget relay node.

The network-side device selects the target relay node from the at leastone relay node according to the preset relay condition contained in therelay request message and required to be satisfied by the target relaynode.

It should be noted that the way in which the network-side device selectsthe target relay node is the same as the way in which the remoteterminal selects the target relay node according to preset relaycondition, and details are not described herein again.

On the basis of the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the presentapplication further provides a first device for selecting a relay node.The device is a device corresponding to the method for selecting a relaynode in the embodiments of the present application, and the principle ofthe device to solve the problem is similar to the method. Therefore, theimplementation of the device can refer to the implementation of themethod, and details are not repeated here.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first device for selecting a relay nodeaccording to an embodiment of the present application includes: aprocessor 700, a memory 701, a transceiver, and a bus interface.

The processor 700 is responsible for managing a bus architecture andgeneral processing. The memory 701 may store data used by the processor700 when performing an operation. The bus architecture may include anynumber of interconnected buses and bridges, which are linked by variouscircuits of one or more processors 700 and one or more memories 701. Thebus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheraldevices, voltage regulators and power management circuits, which arewell known in the art. Therefore, further description is omitted herein.The bus interface provides one or more interfaces. The processor 700 isresponsible for managing a bus architecture and general processing, andthe memory 701 may store data used by the processor 700 when performingan operation.

The process disclosed in the embodiments of the present application maybe applied to the processor 700 or implemented by the processor 700. Inthe implementation process, each step of the signal processing flow maybe completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor700 or an instruction in the form of software. The processor 700 may bea general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an applicationspecific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or otherprogrammable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device,or a discrete hardware component, and may implement or execute themethods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodimentsof the present application. The general-purpose processor may be amicroprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of themethod disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the presentapplication may be directly embodied to be executed by a hardwareprocessor, or may be executed by a combination of hardware and softwaremodules in the processor. The software module may be located in a maturestorage medium in the art, such as a random-access memory, a flashmemory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, anelectrically erasable programmable memory, and a register. The storagemedium is located in the memory 701, and the processor 700 reads theinformation in the memory 701 and completes the steps of the signalprocessing flow in combination with its hardware.

Specifically, the processor 700 is configured for reading one or moreprograms in the memory 701 and executing: receiving a report messagetransmitted by at least one relay node via the transceiver; andselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node to enablea remote terminal to establish a connection with a target node via thetarget relay node.

Optionally, the processor 700 is further configured for: randomlyselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node; and/orselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node accordingto channel measurement information detected by a specific device foreach relay node.

Optionally, the report message includes relay condition information.

The processor 700 is specifically configured for: selecting a targetrelay node from the at least one relay node according to relay conditioninformation transmitted by each relay node, and/or channel measurementinformation detected by a specific device for each relay node.

Optionally, the specific device is any one of the following devices: thefirst device, the remote terminal, the target node, other terminals withmeasurement capability, or a network-side device.

Optionally, the relay condition information includes any one of thefollowing information: information associated with path planning of arelay node, information associated with a vector speed of a relay node,information associated with a service which a relay node contributes,information associated with a service indicator which a relay nodecontributes, information associated with a service supported by a relaynode, information associated with a service indicator supported by arelay node, information associated with transmission power of a relaynode, information associated with a sending resource pool used by arelay node, information associated with a transmission mode of a relaynode, information associated with a release version of a relay node,information associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda remote terminal, and information associated with channel measurementbetween a relay node and a target node.

Optionally, the processor 700 is specifically configured for: using arelay node that satisfies a preset relay condition as a target relaynode according to relay condition information transmitted by each relaynode, and/or channel measurement information of the specific device foreach relay node; The preset relay condition includes at least one of thefollowing conditions.

Condition 1. consistency between path planning information of the targetrelay node and a preset path satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the consistency being not less than one or morepreset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of top N1 in anorder of consistency between path planning information of all relaynodes and the preset path from high to low, where the preset path is apreset path range, or a path associated with a remote terminal, or apath associated with a target node, or a path associated with a pathtype.

Condition 2, consistency between vector speed information of the targetrelay node and a preset vector speed satisfies at least one of thefollowing requirements: first, the consistency being not less than oneor more preset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of topN2 in an order of consistency between vector speed information of allrelay nodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, where thepreset vector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node.

Condition 3, a service which the target relay node contributes satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, containing a numberof services in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N3 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from low to high; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N4 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good.

Condition 4, a service supported by the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, containing a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N5 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from high to low; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Condition 5, transmission power of the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, the transmission powerbeing not less than one or more preset thresholds; and second, thetransmission power being one of top N7 in an order of transmission powerof all relay nodes from high to low.

Condition 6, a sending resource pool of the target relay node satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven resource pool; second, being excluded from the given resourcepool; third, overlapped resources with the given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth, a number of overlapped resourceswith the given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order of a numberof overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relay nodes andthe given resource pool from low to high.

Condition 7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven transmission mode; and second, being excluded from the giventransmission mode.

Condition 8, release version information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven release version; and second, being excluded from the given releaseversion.

Condition 9, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a remote terminal satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Condition 10, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a

target node satisfies at least one of the following requirements: first,the channel measurement information being not worse than one or morepreset thresholds; and second, part or all of the channel measurementinformation being one of top N10 in an order of part or all of channelmeasurement information of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Condition 11, channel measurement information measured by the specificdevice with the relay node satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Optionally, if the preset relay condition includes a plurality ofconditions, the processor 700 is specifically configured for: selectingat least one target condition from the plurality of conditions; andselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node accordingto a weight value corresponding to each of the at least one targetcondition.

Optionally, the processor 700 is further configured for: if a pluralityof relay nodes satisfy the preset relay condition, randomly selectingthe target relay node from the plurality of relay nodes satisfying thepreset relay condition.

Optionally, when the first device is a network-side device or athird-party device, the processor 700 is further configured for: beforeselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node,receiving a relay request message transmitted by the remote terminal,where the relay request message includes the preset relay conditionrequired to be satisfied by the target relay node.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the processor700 is specifically configured for: receiving relay conditioninformation directly transmitted by the at least one relay node; orreceiving relay condition information transmitted by the at least onerelay node through a network-side device or a third-party device.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the processor700 is further configured for: before receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node, sending a relayrequest message to the at least one relay node, where, the relay requestmessage is configured for causing the relay node to return the relaycondition information to the remote terminal after receiving the relayrequest message, and/or, the relay request message is configured forindicating the relay condition information that the relay node requiresto report.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the processor700 is further configured for: before receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node, sending a relayrequest message to the at least one relay node, where the relay requestmessage includes the preset relay condition required to be satisfied bythe target relay node, so that the relay node that receives the relayrequest message reports whether to satisfy the preset relay condition,or the relay node satisfying the preset relay condition reports therelay condition information.

Optionally, the processor 700 is further configured for: directlysending a relay request message to the at least one relay node; orsending a relay request message to the at least one relay node through anetwork-side device or a third-party device.

As shown in FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present application providesanother first device for selecting a relay node, including: a receptionmodule 801 for receiving a report message transmitted by at least onerelay node; and a selection module 802 for selecting a target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node to enable a remote terminal toestablish a connection with a target node by means of the target relaynode.

Optionally, the selection module 802 is further configured for: randomlyselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node; and/orselecting a target relay node from the at least one relay node accordingto channel measurement information detected by a specific device foreach relay node.

Optionally, the report message includes relay condition information; theselection module 802 is further configured for: selecting a target relaynode from the at least one relay node according to relay conditioninformation transmitted by each relay node, and/or channel measurementinformation detected by a specific device for each relay node.

Optionally, the specific device is any one of the following devices: thefirst device, the remote terminal, the target node, other terminals withmeasurement capability, or a network-side device.

Optionally, the relay condition information includes part or all of thefollowing information: information associated with path planning of arelay node, information associated with a vector speed of a relay node,information associated with a service which a relay node contributes,information associated with a service indicator which a relay nodecontributes, information associated with a service supported by a relaynode, information associated with a service indicator supported by arelay node, information associated with transmission power of a relaynode, information associated with a sending resource pool used by arelay node, information associated with a transmission mode of a relaynode, information associated with a release version of a relay node,information associated with channel measurement between a relay node anda remote terminal, and information associated with channel measurementbetween a relay node and a target node.

Optionally, the selection module 802 is further configured for: using arelay node that satisfies a preset relay condition as a target relaynode according to relay condition information transmitted by each relaynode, and/or channel measurement information of the specific device foreach relay node.

The preset relay condition includes at least one of the followingconditions.

Condition 1, consistency between path planning information of the targetrelay node and a preset path satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the consistency being not less than one or morepreset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of top N1 in anorder of consistency between path planning information of all relaynodes and the preset path from high to low, where the preset path is apreset path range, or a path associated with a remote terminal, or apath associated with a target node, or a path associated with a pathtype.

Condition 2, consistency between vector speed information of the targetrelay node and a preset vector speed satisfies at least one of thefollowing requirements: first, the consistency being not less than oneor more preset thresholds; and second, the consistency being one of topN2 in an order of consistency between vector speed information of allrelay nodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, where thepreset vector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node.

Condition 3, a service which the target relay node contributes satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, containing a numberof services in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N3 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from low to high; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N4 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good.

Condition 4, a service supported by the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, containing a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second, containing a number of services in the given serviceset that is one of top N5 in an order of a number of services containedby all relay nodes in the given service set from high to low; and third,one or more service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an orderof one or more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Condition 5, transmission power of the target relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, the transmission powerbeing not less than one or more preset thresholds; and second, thetransmission power being one of top N7 in an order of transmission powerof all relay nodes from high to low.

Condition 6, a sending resource pool of the target relay node satisfiesat least one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven resource pool; second, being excluded from the given resourcepool; third, overlapped resources with the given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth, a number of overlapped resourceswith the given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order of a numberof overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relay nodes andthe given resource pool from low to high.

Condition 7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven transmission mode; and second, being excluded from the giventransmission mode.

Condition 8, release version information of a relay node satisfies atleast one of the following requirements: first, being included in agiven release version; and second, being excluded from the given releaseversion.

Condition 9, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a remote terminal satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Condition 10, channel measurement information measured by a relay nodewith a target node satisfies at least one of the following requirements:first, the channel measurement information being not worse than one ormore preset thresholds; and second, part or all of the channelmeasurement information being one of top N10 in an order of part or allof channel measurement information of all relay nodes from good to poor.

Condition 11, channel measurement information measured by the specificdevice with the relay node satisfies at least one of the followingrequirements: first, the channel measurement information being not worsethan one or more preset thresholds; and second, part or all of thechannel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order of partor all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes from goodto poor.

Optionally, if the preset relay condition includes a plurality ofconditions, the selection module 802 is further configured for:selecting at least one target condition from the plurality ofconditions; and selecting a target relay node from the at least onerelay node according to a weight value corresponding to each of the atleast one target condition.

Optionally, the selection module 802 is further configured for: if aplurality of relay nodes satisfy the preset relay condition, randomlyselecting the target relay node from the plurality of relay nodessatisfying the preset relay condition.

Optionally, when the first device is a network-side device or athird-party device, the reception module 801 is further configured for:receiving a relay request message transmitted by the remote terminal,where the relay request message includes the preset relay conditionrequired to be satisfied by the target relay node.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the receptionmodule 801 is further configured for: receiving relay conditioninformation directly transmitted by the at least one relay node; orreceiving relay condition information transmitted by the at least onerelay node through a network-side device or a third-party device.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the receptionmodule 801 is further configured for: before receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node, sending a relayrequest message to the at least one relay node, where, the relay requestmessage is configured for causing the relay node to return the relaycondition information to the remote terminal after receiving the relayrequest message, and/or, the relay request message is configured forindicating the relay condition information that the relay node requiresto report.

Optionally, when the first device is a remote terminal, the receptionmodule 801 is further configured for: before receiving relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node, sending a relayrequest message to the at least one relay node, where the relay requestmessage includes the preset relay condition required to be satisfied bythe target relay node, so that the relay node that receives the relayrequest message reports whether to satisfy the preset relay condition,or the relay node satisfying the preset relay condition reports therelay condition information.

Optionally, the reception module 801 is further configured for: directlysending a relay request message to the at least one relay node; orsending a relay request message to the at least one relay node through anetwork-side device or a third-party device.

The terminal can also be called a user equipment (referred to as “UE”),mobile station (referred to as “MS”), mobile terminal, etc. Optionally,the terminal may have the ability to communicate with one or more corenetworks via a radio access network (RAN). For example, the terminal maybe a mobile telephone (or so-called “cellular” telephone), or a computerof a mobile nature, etc. For example, the terminal may also be aportable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mountedmobile device.

The network-side device may be a base station (for example, an accesspoint), which refers to a device that communicates with a wirelessterminal through one or more sectors on an air interface in an accessnetwork. The base station can be configured for converting a receivedair frame and an IP packet to each other as a router between a wirelessterminal and rest of the access network, where the rest of the accessnetwork can include an internet protocol (IP) network. The base stationcan also coordinate attribute management of the air interface. Forexample, the base station may be a base transceiver station (BTS) in GSMor CDMA, a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, an evolutional Node B (NodeBor eNB or e-NodeB) in LTE, or a base station (gNB) in NR, which is notlimited in the embodiments.

An embodiment of the present application provides a computer-storablemedium, with one or more computer programs stored thereon, where the oneor more computer programs, when executed by a processor, implementssteps performed by the first device in the embodiments of the presentapplication.

In specific implementation, the computer-storable medium in theembodiments of the present application may be a computer-readablestorage medium, or may be any available medium or data storage devicethat can be accessed by a computer, including but not limited to amagnetic memory (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape,magneto-optical disk (MO), etc.), optical memory (such as CD, DVD, BD,HVD, etc.), and semiconductor memory (such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM,non-transitory memory (NAND FLASH), Solid. State Drive (SSD)), etc.

The present application is described above with reference to blockdiagrams and/or flow charts illustrating methods, devices (systems)and/or computer program products according to embodiments of the presentapplication. It should be understood that one block of the blockdiagrams and/or flow charts and a combination of blocks of the blockdiagrams and/or flow charts can be implemented by computer programinstructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to aprocessor of a general-purpose computer and a dedicated computer, and/orother programmable data processing devices to produce a machine, so thatinstructions executed via a computer processor and/or other programmabledata processing devices create a method for implementing thefunctions/actions specified in the block diagrams and/or flow chartblocks.

Correspondingly, the present application can also be implemented inhardware and/or software (including firmware, resident software,microcode, etc.). Furthermore, the present application may take the formof a computer program product on a computer-usable or computer-readablestorage medium, which has computer-usable or computer-readable programcode implemented in the medium for use by or in connection with aninstruction execution system. In the context of the present application,a computer-usable or computer-readable medium may be any medium that cancontain, store, communicate, transmit or transport the program for useby or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, ordevice.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications andvariations to the present application without departing from the spiritand scope of the present application. In this way, if thesemodifications and variations of the present application fall within thescope of the claims of the present disclosure and their equivalent art,the present application also intends to include these modifications andvariations.

1. A method for selecting a relay node, comprising: receiving, by afirst device, a report message transmitted by at least one relay node;and selecting, by the first device, a target relay node from the atleast one relay node, to enable a remote terminal to establish aconnection with a target node via the target relay node.
 2. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the selecting, by the first device, thetarget relay node from the at least one relay node comprises: randomlyselecting, by the first device, the target relay node from the at leastone relay node; and/or selecting, by the first device, the target relaynode from the at least one relay node according to channel measurementinformation detected by a specific device for each relay node; or, whenthe report message comprises relay condition information, the selecting,by the first device, the target relay node from the at least one relaynode comprises: selecting, by the first device, the target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node according to the relay conditioninformation comprised in the report message transmitted by the at leastone relay node; and/or selecting, by the first device, the target relaynode from the at least one relay node according to channel measurementinformation detected by a specific device for each relay node; whereinthe specific device is at least one of following devices: the firstdevice, the remote terminal, the target node, other terminals withmeasurement capability, and a network-side device.
 3. The methodaccording to claim 2, wherein the relay condition information comprisesat least one of following information: information associated with pathplanning of a relay node; information associated with a vector speed ofa relay node; information associated with a service which a relay nodecontributes; information associated with a service indicator which arelay node contributes; information associated with a service supportedby a relay node; information associated with a service indicatorsupported by a relay node; information associated with transmissionpower of a relay node; information associated with a sending resourcepool used by a relay node; information associated with a transmissionmode of a relay node; information associated with a release version of arelay node; and information associated with channel measurement betweena relay node and a specific device.
 4. The method according to claim 3,wherein the selecting, by first device, the target relay node from theat least one relay node according to the relay condition informationcomprises: taking, by the first device, a relay node satisfying a presetrelay condition as the target relay node according to the relaycondition information; and/or the selecting, by the first device, thetarget relay node from the at least one relay node according to thechannel measurement information comprises: taking, by the first device,a relay node satisfying a preset relay condition as the target relaynode according to the channel measurement information; wherein thepreset relay condition comprises at least one of following conditions:condition 1, consistency between path planning information of a targetrelay node and a preset path satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the consistency being not less than oneor more preset thresholds; and second requirement, the consistency beingone of top Ni in an order of consistency between path planninginformation of all relay nodes and the preset path from high to low,wherein the preset path is a preset path range, or a path associatedwith a remote terminal, or a path associated with a target node, or apath associated with a path type; condition 2, consistency betweenvector speed information of a target relay node and a preset vectorspeed satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the consistency being not less than one or more presetthresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one of top N2in an order of consistency between vector speed information of all relaynodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, wherein the presetvector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node; condition 3, a service which a target relay nodecontributes satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, comprising a number of services in a given service set thatis less than a first preset threshold; second requirement, comprising anumber of services in a given service set that is one of top N3 in anorder of a number of services comprised by all relay nodes in a givenservice set from low to high; and third requirement, one or more serviceindicators therein being one of top N4 in an order of one or moreservice indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, aservice supported by a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N5 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from highto low; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N6 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from good to poor; condition 5, transmission power of atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, the transmission power being not less than one ormore preset thresholds; and second requirement, the transmission powerbeing one of top N7 in an order of transmission power of all relay nodesfrom high to low; condition 6, a sending resource pool of a target relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given resource pool; secondrequirement, being excluded from a given resource pool; thirdrequirement, overlapped resources with a given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number of overlappedresources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order ofa number of overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relaynodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition 7,transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein under acondition that the preset relay condition comprises a plurality ofconditions, the selecting, by the first device, the target relay nodefrom the at least one relay node comprises: selecting, by the firstdevice, at least one target condition from the plurality of conditions;and selecting, by the first device, the target relay node from the atleast one relay node according to a weight value corresponding to eachof the at least one target condition.
 6. The method according to claim4, further comprising: under a condition that a plurality of relay nodessatisfy the preset relay condition, randomly selecting, by the firstdevice, the target relay node from the plurality of relay nodessatisfying the preset relay condition.
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The methodaccording to claim 2, wherein when the first device is a network-sidedevice or a third-party device, before the selecting, by the firstdevice, the target relay node from the at least one relay node, themethod further comprises: receiving, by the first device, a relayrequest message transmitted by the remote terminal, wherein the relayrequest message comprises a preset relay condition required to besatisfied by the target relay node; wherein the preset relay conditioncomprises at least one of following conditions: condition 1, consistencybetween path planning information of a target relay node and a presetpath satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the consistency being not less than one or more presetthresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one of top N1in an order of consistency between path planning information of allrelay nodes and the preset path from high to low, wherein the presetpath is a preset path range, or a path associated with a remoteterminal, or a path associated with a target node, or a path associatedwith a path type; condition 2, consistency between vector speedinformation of a target relay node and a preset vector speed satisfiesat least one of following requirements: first requirement, theconsistency being not less than one or more preset thresholds; andsecond requirement, the consistency being one of top N2 in an order ofconsistency between vector speed information of all relay nodes and thepreset vector speed from high to low, wherein the preset vector speed isa preset vector speed range, or a vector speed associated with a remoteterminal, or a vector speed associated with a target node; condition 3,a service which a target relay node contributes satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N3 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from low tohigh; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N4 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, a service supported by atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, comprising a number of services in a given serviceset that is greater than a second preset threshold; second requirement,comprising a number of services in a given service set that is one oftop N5 in an order of a number of services comprised by all relay nodesin a given service set from high to low; and third requirement, one ormore service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an order of oneor more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor;condition 5, transmission power of a target relay node satisfies atleast one of following requirements: first requirement, the transmissionpower being not less than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, the transmission power being one of top N7 in an order oftransmission power of all relay nodes from high to low; condition 6, asending resource pool of a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a givenresource pool; second requirement, being excluded from a given resourcepool; third requirement, overlapped resources with a given resource poolnot exceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number ofoverlapped resources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 inan order of a number of overlapped resources of sending resource poolsof all relay nodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 9. The method according to claim 2, wherein when thefirst device is the remote terminal, receiving, by the remote terminal,relay condition information transmitted by at least one relay nodecomprises: receiving, by the remote terminal, the relay conditioninformation directly transmitted by the at least one relay node; orreceiving, by the remote terminal, the relay condition informationtransmitted by the at least one relay node via a network-side device ora third-party device.
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The method according to claim 2, wherein whenthe first device is the remote terminal, before the receiving, by theremote terminal, the relay condition information transmitted by the atleast one relay node, the method further comprising: transmitting, bythe remote terminal, a relay request message to the at least one relaynode, wherein, the relay request message is configured for causing theat least one relay node to return the relay condition information to theremote terminal after receiving the relay request message, and/or, therelay request message is configured for indicating the relay conditioninformation that the relay node requires to report; or, transmitting, bythe remote terminal, a relay request message to the at least one relaynode, wherein, the relay request message comprises a preset relaycondition required to be satisfied by a target relay node, so that therelay node that receives the relay request message reports whether tosatisfy the preset relay condition, or the relay node satisfying thepreset relay condition reports the relay condition information; whereinthe preset relay condition comprises at least one of the followingconditions: condition 1, consistency between path planning informationof a target relay node and a preset path satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, the consistency being notless than one or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, theconsistency being one of top N1 in an order of consistency between pathplanning information of all relay nodes and the preset path from high tolow, wherein the preset path is a preset path range, or a pathassociated with a remote terminal, or a path associated with a targetnode, or a path associated with a path type; condition 2, consistencybetween vector speed information of a target relay node and a presetvector speed satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the consistency being not less than one or more presetthresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one of top N2in an order of consistency between vector speed information of all relaynodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, wherein the presetvector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node; condition 3, a service which a target relay nodecontributes satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, comprising a number of services in a given service set thatis less than a first preset threshold; second requirement, comprising anumber of services in a given service set that is one of top N3 in anorder of a number of services comprised by all relay nodes in a givenservice set from low to high; and third requirement, one or more serviceindicators therein being one of top N4 in an order of one or moreservice indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, aservice supported by a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N5 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from highto low; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N6 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from good to poor; condition 5, transmission power of atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, the transmission power being not less than one ormore preset thresholds; and second requirement, the transmission powerbeing one of top N7 in an order of transmission power of all relay nodesfrom high to low; condition 6, a sending resource pool of a target relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given resource pool; secondrequirement, being excluded from a given resource pool; thirdrequirement, overlapped resources with a given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number of overlappedresources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order ofa number of overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relaynodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition 7,transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of the following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 11. The method according to claim 10, whereintransmitting, by the remote terminal, the relay request message to theat least one relay node comprises: directly transmitting, by the remoteterminal, the relay request message to the at least one relay node; ortransmitting, by the remote terminal, the relay request message to theat least one relay node via a network-side device or a third-partydevice.
 12. A first device for selecting a relay node, comprising aprocessor, a memory, and a transceiver, wherein the processor isconfigured for reading a program in the memory and executing: receivinga report message transmitted by at least one relay node via thetransceiver; and selecting a target relay node from the at least onerelay node, to enable a remote terminal to establish a connection with atarget node via the target relay node.
 13. The first device according toclaim 12, wherein the processor is further configured for: randomlyselecting the target relay node from the at least one relay node; and/orselecting the target relay node from the at least one relay nodeaccording to channel measurement information detected by a specificdevice for each relay node; or when the report message comprises relaycondition information, the processor is further configured for:selecting the target relay node from the at least one relay nodeaccording to relay condition information comprised in the report messagetransmitted by the at least one relay node, and/or selecting the targetrelay node from the at least one relay node according to channelmeasurement information detected by a specific device for each relaynode; wherein the specific device is at least one of following devices:the first device, the remote terminal, the target node, other terminalswith measurement capability, and a network-side device.
 14. The firstdevice according to claim 13, wherein the relay condition informationcomprises at least one of following information: information associatedwith path planning of a relay node; information associated with a vectorspeed of a relay node; information associated with a service which arelay node contributes; information associated with a service indicatorwhich a relay node contributes; information associated with a servicesupported by a relay node; information associated with a serviceindicator supported by a relay node; information associated withtransmission power of a relay node; information associated with asending resource pool used by a relay node; information associated witha transmission mode of a relay node; information associated with arelease version of a relay node; and information associated with channelmeasurement between a relay node and a specific device.
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The firstdevice according to claim 14, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured for: taking a relay node satisfying a preset relay conditionas the target relay node according to the relay condition information,and/or the channel measurement information; wherein e preset relaycondition comprises at least one of following conditions: condition 1,consistency between path planning information of a target relay node anda preset path satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the consistency being not less than one or more presetthresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one of top N1in an order of consistency between path planning information of allrelay nodes and the preset path from high to low, wherein the presetpath is a preset path range, or a path associated with a remoteterminal, or a path associated with a target node, or a path associatedwith a path type; condition 2, consistency between vector speedinformation of a target relay node and a preset vector speed satisfiesat least one of following requirements: first requirement, theconsistency being not less than one or more preset thresholds; andsecond requirement, the consistency being one of top N2 in an order ofconsistency between vector speed information of all relay nodes and thepreset vector speed from high to low, wherein the preset vector speed isa preset vector speed range, or a vector speed associated with a remoteterminal, or a vector speed associated with a target node; condition 3,a service which a target relay node contributes satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N3 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from low tohigh; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N4 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, a service supported by atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, comprising a number of services in a given serviceset that is greater than a second preset threshold; second requirement,comprising a number of services in a given service set that is one oftop N5 in an order of a number of services comprised by all relay nodesin a given service set from high to low; and third requirement, one ormore service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an order of oneor more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor;condition 5, transmission power of a target relay node satisfies atleast one of following requirements: first requirement, the transmissionpower being not less than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, the transmission power being one of top N7 in an order oftransmission power of all relay nodes from high to low; condition 6, asending resource pool of a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a givenresource pool; second requirement, being excluded from a given resourcepool; third requirement, overlapped resources with a given resource poolnot exceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number ofoverlapped resources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 inan order of a number of overlapped resources of sending resource poolsof all relay nodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 16. The first device according to claim 15, whereinunder a condition that the preset relay condition comprises a pluralityof conditions, the processor is further configured for: selecting atleast one target condition from the plurality of conditions; andselecting the target relay node from the at least one relay nodeaccording to a weight value corresponding to each of the at least onetarget condition.
 17. The first device according to claim 15, whereinthe processor is further configured for: under a condition that aplurality of relay nodes satisfy the preset relay condition, randomlyselecting the target relay node from the plurality of relay nodessatisfying the preset relay condition.
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The firstdevice according to claim 13, wherein when the first device is anetwork-side device or a third-party device, the processor is furtherconfigured for: before the selecting the target relay node from the atleast one relay node, receiving a relay request message transmitted bythe remote terminal, wherein the relay request message comprises apreset relay condition required to be satisfied by the target relaynode; wherein the preset relay condition comprises at least one offollowing conditions: condition 1, consistency between path planninginformation of a target relay node and a preset path satisfies at leastone of following requirements: first requirement, the consistency beingnot less than one or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, theconsistency being one of top N1 in an order of consistency between pathplanning information of all relay nodes and the preset path from high tolow, wherein the preset path is a preset path range, or a pathassociated with a remote terminal, or a path associated with a targetnode, or a path associated with a path type; condition 2, consistencybetween vector speed information of a target relay node and a presetvector speed satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the consistency being not less than one or more presetthresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one of top N2in an order of consistency between vector speed information of all relaynodes and the preset vector speed from high to low, wherein the presetvector speed is a preset vector speed range, or a vector speedassociated with a remote terminal, or a vector speed associated with atarget node; condition 3, a service which a target relay nodecontributes satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, comprising a number of services in a given service set thatis less than a first preset threshold; second requirement, comprising anumber of services in a given service set that is one of top N3 in anorder of a number of services comprised by all relay nodes in a givenservice set from low to high; and third requirement, one or more serviceindicators therein being one of top N4 in an order of one or moreservice indicators of all relay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, aservice supported by a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is greater than a second presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N5 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from highto low; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N6 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from good to poor; condition 5, transmission power of atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, the transmission power being not less than one ormore preset thresholds; and second requirement, the transmission powerbeing one of top N7 in an order of transmission power of all relay nodesfrom high to low; condition 6, a sending resource pool of a target relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given resource pool; secondrequirement, being excluded from a given resource pool; thirdrequirement, overlapped resources with a given resource pool notexceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number of overlappedresources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 in an order ofa number of overlapped resources of sending resource pools of all relaynodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition 7,transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of2 top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 20. The first device according to claim 13, whereinwhen the first device is the remote terminal, the processor is furtherconfigured for: receiving the relay condition information directlytransmitted by the at least one relay node; or receiving the relaycondition information relay node via a network-side device or athird-party device.
 21. The first device according to claim 13, whereinwhen the first device is the remote terminal, the processor is furtherconfigured for: before the receiving the relay condition informationtransmitted by the at least one relay node, transmitting a relay requestmessage to the at least one relay node, wherein, the relay requestmessage is configured for causing the at least one relay node to returnthe relay condition information to the remote terminal after receivingthe relay request message, and/or, the relay request message isconfigured for indicating the relay condition information that the relaynode requires to report; or, before receiving the relay conditioninformation transmitted by at least one relay node, transmitting a relayrequest message to the at least one relay node, wherein the relayrequest message comprises a preset relay condition required to besatisfied by a target relay node, so that the relay node that receivesthe relay request message reports whether to satisfy the preset relaycondition, or the relay node satisfying the preset relay conditionreports the relay condition information; wherein the preset relaycondition comprises at least one of the following conditions: condition1, consistency between path planning information of a target relay nodeand a preset path satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, the consistency being not less than one or morepreset thresholds; and second requirement, the consistency being one oftop N1 in an order of consistency between path planning information ofall relay nodes and the preset path from high to low, wherein the presetpath is a preset path range, or a path associated with a remoteterminal, or a path associated with a target node, or a path associatedwith a path type; condition 2, consistency between vector speedinformation of a target relay node and a preset vector speed satisfiesat least one of following requirements: first requirement, theconsistency being not less than one or more preset thresholds; andsecond requirement, the consistency being one of top N2 in an order ofconsistency between vector speed information of all relay nodes and thepreset vector speed from high to low, wherein the preset vector speed isa preset vector speed range, or a vector speed associated with a remoteterminal, or a vector speed associated with a target node; condition 3,a service which a target relay node contributes satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, comprising a number ofservices in a given service set that is less than a first presetthreshold; second requirement, comprising a number of services in agiven service set that is one of top N3 in an order of a number ofservices comprised by all relay nodes in a given service set from low tohigh; and third requirement, one or more service indicators thereinbeing one of top N4 in an order of one or more service indicators of allrelay nodes from poor to good; condition 4, a service supported by atarget relay node satisfies at least one of following requirements:first requirement, comprising a number of services in a given serviceset that is greater than a second preset threshold; second requirement,comprising a number of services in a given service set that is one oftop N5 in an order of a number of services comprised by all relay nodesin a given service set from high to low; and third requirement, one ormore service indicators therein being one of top N6 in an order of oneor more service indicators of all relay nodes from good to poor;condition 5, transmission power of a target relay node satisfies atleast one of following requirements: first requirement, the transmissionpower being not less than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, the transmission power being one of top N7 in an order oftransmission power of all relay nodes from high to low; condition 6, asending resource pool of a target relay node satisfies at least one offollowing requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a givenresource pool; second requirement, being excluded from a given resourcepool; third requirement, overlapped resources with a given resource poolnot exceeding a preset range; and fourth requirement, a number ofoverlapped resources with a given resource pool being one of top N8 inan order of a number of overlapped resources of sending resource poolsof all relay nodes and a given resource pool from low to high; condition7, transmission mode information of a relay node satisfies at least oneof following requirements: first requirement, being comprised in a giventransmission mode; and second requirement, being excluded from a giventransmission mode; condition 8, release version information of a relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, being comprised in a given release version; and secondrequirement, being excluded from a given release version; condition 9,channel measurement information measured by a relay node with a specificdevice satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N9 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; condition 10, channel measurement information measured bya relay node with a target node satisfies at least one of followingrequirements: first requirement, the channel measurement informationbeing not worse than one or more preset thresholds; and secondrequirement, part or all of the channel measurement information beingone of top N10 in an order of part or all of channel measurementinformation of all relay nodes from good to poor; condition 11, channelmeasurement information measured by the specific device with the relaynode satisfies at least one of following requirements: firstrequirement, the channel measurement information being not worse thanone or more preset thresholds; and second requirement, part or all ofthe channel measurement information being one of top N11 in an order ofpart or all of channel measurement information of all relay nodes fromgood to poor; wherein N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10 and N11are all integers.
 22. The first device according to claim 21, whereinthe processor is further configured for: directly transmitting the relayrequest message to the at least one relay node; or transmitting therelay request message to the at least one relay node via a network-sidedevice or a third-party device.
 23. (canceled)
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